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   Ston·y

   /ˈstōnē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. covered with or full of small pieces of rock: "rough stony paths" Similar rockyrock-strewnpebblygravellyshinglygrittyroughhardruggedOpposite smooth
   • ▪ made of or resembling stone: "stony steps"
   • ▪ not having or showing feeling or sympathy: "Lorenzo's hard, stony eyes" Similar unfriendlycoldchillyfrostyicyfrigidhardflintysteelysternseverefixedexpressionlessblankpoker-faceddeadpanunfeelinguncaringunsympatheticlacking compassioninsensitiveunmovedindifferentunresponsivecold-heartedcallousheartlesstoughhard-heartedstony-heartedinflexibleunbendingunyieldinguncompromisingmercilesspitilessruthlessunforgivinghostileliterary:adamantinerare:induratemarble-heartedRhadamanthineOpposite friendlysympathetic
   • ▪ (of a meteorite) consisting mostly of rock, as opposed to metal.

   Word Origin Old Englishstānig (see stone, -y1).

   Derivatives

   • 1. stonily adverb
   • 2. stoniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   1. : abounding in or having the nature of stone : rocky. 2. a. : insensitive to pity or human feeling : obdurate. b. : manifesting no movement or reaction : dumb, expressionless. c. : fearfully gripping : petrifying.

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   A stony expression or way of behaving is one that shows no sympathy or kindness: She gave me a stony glare as I walked into the room. Most of her comments were met with a stony silence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. fall on stony ground.

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   Stony definition: full of or abounding in stones or rock. See examples of STONY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTONY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A stony expression or way of behaving is one that shows no sympathy or kindness: She gave me a stony glare as I walked into the room. Most of her comments were met with a stony silence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unkind, cruel & unfeeling. acerbically. acerbity. acidly. anti-cruelty.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › stonySTONY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   STONY meaning: 1. covered with or containing stones (= small rocks): 2. not friendly, usually because you are…. Learn more.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › stonyStony - definition of stony by The Free Dictionary

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   1. full of or abounding in stones or rock. 2. resembling or suggesting stone, esp. in its hardness. 3. unfeeling; merciless; obdurate. 4. coldly inexpressive: a stony stare. 5. petrifying; stupefying: stony fear. 6. having stones, as fruit. [before 1000] ston′i•ly, adv. ston′i•ness, n.

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   Someone who's stony shows little emotion or sympathy for other people. As your math teacher hands back last week's geometry quiz, her stony face won't seem like a very good sign.